2012 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA | Bowl Games |
| 1 | Alabama | 13 | 1 | 9.8680 | 1 | 1 | Beat NotreDame 42-14 |
| 2 | NotreDame | 12 | 1 | 9.3388 | 4 | 3 | Lost to Alabama |
| 3 | Oregon | 12 | 1 | 8.8003 | 2 | 2 | Beat KansasSt 35-17 |
| 4 | OhioState | 12 | 0 | 8.7262 | 3 | Prob. | Probation |
| 5 | TexasA&M | 11 | 2 | 8.3114 | 6 | 5 | Beat Oklahoma 41-13 |
| 6 | Florida | 11 | 2 | 8.2711 | 9 | 10 | Lost to Louisville |
| 7 | Georgia | 12 | 2 | 8.1955 | 5 | 4 | Beat Nebraska 45-31 |
| 8 | Stanford | 12 | 2 | 8.0148 | 7 | 6 | Beat Wisconsin 20-14 |
| 9 | SouthCarolina | 11 | 2 | 7.9635 | 8 | 7 | Beat Michigan 33-28 |
| 10 | KansasSt | 11 | 2 | 7.3711 | 12 | 11 | Lost to Oregon |
| 11 | LSU | 10 | 3 | 7.1311 | 14 | 12 | Lost to Clemson |
| 12 | Louisville | 11 | 2 | 6.7310 | 13 | 13 | Beat Florida 33-23 |
| 13 | Clemson | 11 | 2 | 6.7228 | 11 | 9 | Beat LSU 25-24 |
| 14 | FloridaSt | 12 | 2 | 6.6265 | 10 | 8 | Beat NorthernIllinois 31-10 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 | 6.1607 | 15 | 15 | Lost to TexasA&M |
| 16 | UtahSt | 11 | 2 | 5.4977 | 16 | 17 | Beat Toledo 41-15 |
| 17 | SanJoseSt | 11 | 2 | 5.2168 | 21 | 21 | Beat BowlingGreen 29-20 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 10 | 3 | 5.0857 | 17 | 16 | Beat MississippiSt 34-20 |
| 19 | NorthernIllinois | 12 | 2 | 4.9340 | 22 | 24 | Lost to FloridaSt |
| 20 | Nebraska | 10 | 4 | 4.8789 | 25 | 23 | Lost to Georgia |
| 21 | BoiseSt | 11 | 2 | 4.6807 | 18 | 14 | Beat Washington 28-26 |
| 22 | Texas | 9 | 4 | 4.6603 | 19 | 18 | Beat OregonSt 31-27 |
| 23 | OregonSt | 9 | 4 | 4.6343 | 20 | 19 | Lost to Texas |
| 24 | ArkansasSt | 10 | 3 | 4.2491 | 32 | 32 | Beat KentSt 17-13 |
| 25 | Michigan | 8 | 5 | 4.0753 | 24 | 26 | Lost to SouthCarolina |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 4 | 4.0713 | 23 | 20 | Beat NorhtCarolinaSt 38-24 |
| 27 | Cincinnati | 10 | 3 | 3.8835 | 28 | 22 | Beat Duke 48-34 |
| 28 | PennState | 8 | 4 | 3.7940 | 27 | Prob. | Probation |
| 29 | Baylor | 8 | 5 | 3.7919 | 26 | 28 | Beat UCLA 49-26 |
| 30 | KentSt | 11 | 3 | 3.6918 | 35 | Lost to ArkansasSt | |
| 31 | UCLA | 9 | 5 | 3.6657 | 31 | 27 | Lost to Baylor |
| 32 | Tulsa | 11 | 3 | 3.5432 | 30 | 25 | Beat IowaSt 31-17 |
| 33 | Arizona | 8 | 5 | 3.4596 | 37T | Beat Nevada 49-48 | |
| 34 | OklahomaSt | 8 | 5 | 3.1109 | 29 | 29 | Beat Purdue 58-14 |
| 35 | Rutgers | 9 | 4 | 3.0272 | 34 | Lost to VirginiaTech | |
| 36 | Toledo | 9 | 4 | 2.8986 | Lost to UtahSt | ||
| 37 | CentralFlorida | 10 | 4 | 2.8523 | 33T | 31 | Beat BallSt 38-17 |
| 38 | TexasTech | 8 | 5 | 2.8391 | Beat Minnesota 34-31 | ||
| 39 | LouisianaTech | 9 | 3 | 2.7588 | 36 | ||
| 40 | Wisconsin | 8 | 6 | 2.7154 | 35 | 30 | Lost to Stanford |
| 41 | Washington | 7 | 6 | 2.7054 | Lost to BoiseSt | ||
| 42 | ArizonaSt | 8 | 5 | 2.6802 | 33 | Beat Navy 62-28 | |
| 43 | BallSt | 9 | 4 | 2.6789 | Lost to CentralFlorida | ||
| 44 | NorthCarolina | 8 | 4 | 2.6127 | |||
| 45 | Syracuse | 8 | 5 | 2.5577 | Beat WestVirginia 38-14 | ||
| 46 | BrighamYoung | 8 | 5 | 2.5069 | Beat SanDiegoSt 23-6 | ||
| 47 | MississippiSt | 8 | 5 | 2.4576 | Lost to Northwestern | ||
| 48 | SouthernCal | 7 | 6 | 2.2928 | Lost to GeorgiaTech | ||
| 49 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 4 | 2.2780 | Beat EastCarolina 43-34 | ||
| 50 | MiamiFL | 7 | 5 | 2.2697 | |||
| 51 | TCU | 7 | 6 | 2.2571 | 33T | Lost to MichiganSt | |
| 52 | OhioU. | 9 | 4 | 2.2273 | 37T | Beat Louisiana-Monroe 45-14 | |
| 53 | Mississippi | 7 | 6 | 2.2070 | Beat Pittsburgh 38-17 | ||
| 54 | WestVirginia | 7 | 6 | 2.1970 | Lost to Syracuse | ||
| 55 | MichiganSt | 7 | 6 | 2.1945 | Beat TCU 17-16 | ||
| 56 | SanDiegoSt | 9 | 4 | 2.1898 | Lost to BrighamYoung | ||
| 57 | FresnoSt | 9 | 4 | 1.9682 | Lost to SMU | ||
| 58 | IowaSt | 6 | 7 | 1.8564 | Lost to Tulsa | ||
| 59 | Missouri | 5 | 7 | 1.6338 | |||
| 60 | MiddleTennesseeSt | 8 | 4 | 1.5678 | |||
| 61 | GeorgiaTech | 7 | 7 | 1.2353 | Beat USC 21-7 | ||
| 62 | Navy | 8 | 5 | 1.1789 | Lost to ArizonaSt | ||
| 63 | VirginiaTech | 7 | 6 | 1.1636 | Beat Rutgers 13-10 | ||
| 64 | NorthCarolinaSt | 7 | 6 | 1.0893 | Lost to Vanderbilt | ||
| 65 | BowlingGreen | 8 | 5 | 1.0466 | Lost to SanJoseSt | ||
| 66 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 5 | 1.0412 | Lost to OhioU. | ||
| 67 | Duke | 6 | 7 | 0.7994 | Lost to Cincinnati | ||
| 68 | Minnesota | 6 | 7 | 0.6309 | Lost to TexasTech | ||
| 69 | Tennessee | 5 | 7 | 0.5780 | |||
| 70 | SMU | 7 | 6 | 0.3877 | Beat FresnoSt 43-10 | ||
| 71 | Purdue | 6 | 7 | 0.2304 | Lost to OklahomaSt | ||
| 72 | WesternKentucky | 7 | 6 | 0.1487 | Lost to CentralMichigan | ||
| 73 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 7 | 0.1467 | Lost to Mississipi | ||
| 74 | EastCarolina | 8 | 5 | 0.1090 | Lost to Louisiana-Lafayette | ||
| 75 | Utah | 5 | 7 | -0.1243 | |||
| 76 | Texas-SanAntonio | 8 | 4 | -0.1373 | |||
| 77 | Arkansas | 4 | 8 | -0.1672 | |||
| 78 | WakeForest | 5 | 7 | -0.2187 | |||
| 79 | CentralMichigan | 7 | 6 | -0.5444 | Beat WesternKentucky 24-21 | ||
| 80 | Rice | 7 | 6 | -0.9126 | Beat AirForce 33-14 | ||
| 81 | Iowa | 4 | 8 | -1.0767 | |||
| 82 | Connecticut | 5 | 7 | -1.0785 | |||
| 83 | Nevada | 7 | 6 | -1.2148 | Lost to ArizonaSt | ||
| 84 | Auburn | 3 | 9 | -1.2743 | |||
| 85 | California | 3 | 9 | -1.3795 | |||
| 86 | Troy | 5 | 7 | -1.5036 | |||
| 87 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | -1.5958 | |||
| 88 | Virginia | 4 | 8 | -1.6217 | |||
| 89 | Temple | 4 | 7 | -1.8464 | |||
| 90 | NorthTexas | 4 | 8 | -2.0315 | |||
| 91 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | -2.0400 | |||
| 92 | Houston | 5 | 7 | -2.0703 | |||
| 93 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | -2.1280 | |||
| 94 | AirForce | 6 | 7 | -2.1694 | Lost to Rice | ||
| 95 | MiamiOH | 4 | 8 | -2.1899 | |||
| 96 | WashingtonSt | 3 | 9 | -2.3743 | |||
| 97 | Kentucky | 2 | 10 | -2.4790 | |||
| 98 | Buffalo | 4 | 8 | -2.5728 | |||
| 99 | SouthFlorida | 3 | 9 | -2.7495 | |||
| 100 | TexasSt-SanMarcos | 4 | 8 | -3.0979 | |||
| 101 | WesternMichigan | 4 | 8 | -3.1642 | |||
| 102 | Memphis | 4 | 8 | -3.3785 | |||
| 103 | FloridaAtlantic | 3 | 9 | -3.4466 | |||
| 104 | BostonCollege | 2 | 10 | -3.4692 | |||
| 105 | Illinois | 2 | 10 | -3.4848 | |||
| 106 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | -3.5604 | |||
| 107 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | -3.6205 | |||
| 108 | ColoradoSt | 4 | 8 | -3.6420 | |||
| 109 | FloridaInt'l | 3 | 9 | -3.7200 | |||
| 110 | UTEP | 3 | 9 | -3.8697 | |||
| 111 | Alabama-Birmingham | 3 | 9 | -3.9364 | |||
| 112 | Colorado | 1 | 11 | -4.3565 | |||
| 113 | NewMexico | 4 | 9 | -4.3792 | |||
| 114 | EasternMichigan | 2 | 10 | -4.6141 | |||
| 115 | Hawaii | 3 | 9 | -4.7915 | |||
| 116 | Tulane | 2 | 10 | -4.9806 | |||
| 117 | Army | 2 | 10 | -5.0035 | |||
| 118 | Idaho | 1 | 11 | -5.5126 | |||
| 119 | SouthAlabama | 2 | 11 | -5.5666 | |||
| 120 | Massachusetts | 1 | 11 | -5.9878 | |||
| 121 | Akron | 1 | 11 | -6.0458 | |||
| 122 | UNLV | 2 | 11 | -6.0776 | |||
| 123 | NewMexicoSt | 1 | 11 | -6.3714 | |||
| 124 | SouthernMiss | 0 | 12 | -6.6444 | |||
| 125 | NON_DIV1A | 10 | 98 | -8.8925 |
(This page last modified January 08, 2013.)